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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

10,

1936.

Gloucester Hotel

Saturday, Nov. 14th

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CINEMA NOTES

One of the most uproarious laugh riots of the year is now at the King's Theatre, with the release of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, Robert "Plendilly Him," starring

cry. Of all the hilariousį written by the brilliant British humorist, P. G. Wodehouse, "Piccadilly Jim" has been proclaim- ed his funniest. The picture brings together for the first time in three years the romantic team of

Ment Evans. They and Madge Every

They were last seen together in "Lovers Courageous Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who made "The Great. Ziegfeld," the new picture gives Montgomery and Miss Evans stellar supporting cast list includes a new comedy team, Frank Morgan and Be Burke, in addition to Erle

Robert Blore.

Benchley, Ralph Forbes, Cora Witherspoon, Grant Mitchell, Alleen Pringle and Billy Bevun "Piccadilly Jim" is the story of a young American caricaturist in London who plunges into remantle difficulties by unknowingly burlesque ing in a 'camle strip the family of the girl with whom he is in love. The seitings of London and New York: and the trans-Atlantic steamer back- Krounds me described as among the most beautiful ever designed by Cedric Gibbons. Harry Ripf the producer.

"The Road to Glory"

was

Tilden and Vines, who made use of the latest model Cadillac Conver- tible Phucion. for their personal transportation during their two-day visit to Shanghai.

CHARITY FUNDS

RESPONSE TO THE POPPY DAY APPEAL

VISIT TO SHING MUN

OUTING OF EURO-AMERICAN RETURNED STUDENTS

The British Legion Employment The members of the Euro-Ameri- Department has persevered

in its ean Returned Students' Union of efforts to obtain openings for disabled Hongkong paid a visit to the Shing men as car park attendants under Mun Durn on Sunday. Special per- the British Legion schemes. There mission, for the visit was issued by are now some 30 towns throughout Britain where these schemes are in Mr. operation.

G. B. Gifford-Hull, resident engineer of the Shing Mun Valley water scheme. A total of 20 cars started from the Star Ferry car park, $4,387 Kowloon, at 2.30 p.m., led by Mc. J. P. Engilsh of the Shing Mun water

The local Poppy Day Fund stands ns follows:

Previously acknowledged

The great love drama of the great war The Rand to Glory" 20th Century Fox production closes to-day nt the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres reveals itself as one of the outstanding cinema achievements of the year, Painted against a back- ground of the seething kaliedoscope of battle, no-man's fond, and war- torn France, the Atm depicts love in all its phases-love of heart-starved Alfred Morris fighting men: love of women, who gan, Club Busitano soldier

father only wait; love of a and hero son; love of n cause they

one H.K. & Shanghai Banking

Corporation

nil must serve; love of what our world calls

Viurantly ennet-

1 Glory

ed by an impressive cost including Fredric

March, Warner Lionel Barrymore. June

cobu

K. S. Morrison

Total

50

works, and arrived at the works at 10 3 p.m., being met by Mr. Bercovitch 5 and Mr. Sanderson, two of the

engineers.

30

$4,402)

The party then split up into two Sanderson groups, one led by Mr. and the other by Mr. Bercovitch.

Further contributions will be both of whom must have had a busy Baxter gratefully received by Mr. F G time answering questions by those Lang and Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig'e members who were interested in the

ture of the outing was the large number of lndles present.

Rato:T, the Alm leila Fund, York Bldg., Hongkong. Che-engineering projects, and who were dramatic story, and maintains ques should be made payable to obviously graduates in engineering an intense suspense from beginning Thonson & Co.. and crossed "Poppy from Europe and America. A tea- to end. You don't "see" "The Raud Day Fund.” to. Glory" you live it. All the strangeness of this drama, the might as of its emotion, the fire of its stars,! get you, deep down inside, Direct- Jenkins, ed by Howard Hawks.

"Singing Kit

After inspecting various parts of as his valet, and Jack the works, the party of some 130 Durant and Frank Mitchell, the people at down to ten nt 4.30 p.m.. famous Broadway comedians, furnish and had a most enjoyable afternoon. much of the rollicking fun of the They left at 5 pm. The entire com- millee and altnost every member of the Union attended the picnic.

p

"Blockade"

The new Al Jolson musicomedy

the, "The Singing Kid" is.now at

The next function of the Union Majestic Theatre. To those who

Destroyers, torpedo buats, cruisers, this season is a dinner dance to be know their movies a general and

steamers,

chooners, liners, held at the Hongkong Hotel on Al Jolson films in particular, nothing

December 9, and the dinghys and submarines are included Wednesday, more is needed than this brief stats in the east of the new British alm. committee are also arranging a like

ment, for Al, like good

gela

out-

log plenic and other outings to take belter us year follows year-retain "Blockade," whilst the must in all the youthful vigour for which standing personality appearing in the place some time in January. he has been famous for decades, and picture is Earl Jellicoe, who kindly goining in whimsicality, stage craft consented to make a personal appear- and qualities

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wine,

by

a

entertahunent.nce in this New Era owing to the Never was Jolson in better voice, nor which it deals the British Mystery and Thursday. It is

nor rent importance of the subject with the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday 2 sparkling- has he ever shown more pep and Flect, which did vivacity, than in singing the funeful

So much towards happy comedy, and contains all the aits of this picee and in frolicking breaking the back of the U-bont famous song hits associated with this through the riotous comedy altun menace. Other outstanding scenes play. Bing Crosby, the singing stor, in this film are the landing in Ireland of honours with his breezy style of is the feature attraction, and carried tions

Among

with sw U.S. Hittle Sybil

others, he Jason.

the six-year-old of the fetus, ghicer on active ser acting and staging. The high point wonder, who only an excelent voice. What not taily has fun giustis from inside are my the at the meture, recally, get

rew parodies on "You're the Top," which and a. capable and

sinking of the U-boat 98 by the crew under

ine and Ethel Merman sing, and of the "Stockforce;" the blowing up actress. Deverly Roberts, who

and delight. opposite Jolson in the feminine lead of a submarine in the Scapa Flow which evoke surprise

Others in the cust of minefield: and the spectacular sea Charile Ruggles, Ida Lupino placers is new

to the screen, having just scenes caused by the firing of depth: Grace Bradley. In addition to the recently been a sensation an Broad

charges The ulim is now showing way. Claire Dodd s capable

song hits associated with its name, coldly beautiful in the role of that the Central Theatre.

the picture has new sonus by Cole Porter and others. The direction is by Lewis Milestone, and the dance "Anything Goes," the Broadway broutines were elaborated by, LeRoy ton, as Jolson's secretary, Alien | musical comedy sticcese showing at | Pring.

stren whose gold-digging proclivities

and fickleness puts the singing kid

on the rocks. Edward Everett Hor-

"Anything Goer"

Arc and

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